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Checklist for Order Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 (Hanging flies)
and region Preble County (Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
978
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
977
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
236
931
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
801
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Preble County
5 Families width 14 Species
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816Snow fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921Earwig-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Preble County
6 Genera with 14 Species
Bittacus Latreille, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Boreus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hylobittacus Byers, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Merope Newman, 1838Earwigfly1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpa Linnaeus, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Preble County
14 Species
Bittacus occidentis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Bittacus pilicornis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Bittacus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Bittacus strigosus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Boreus brumalis Fitch, 1847Mid-winter Boreus
Hylobittacus apicalis Hagen, 1861
Merope tuber Newman, 1838Earwig scorpionfly
Panorpa consuetudinis Snodgrass, 1927
Panorpa debilis Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa helena Byers, 1962Arizona Snaketail
Panorpa nebulosa Westwood, 1846Cultivated tobacco
Panorpa sigmoides Carpenter, 1931
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Mecoptera with occurrences in Preble County
SuborderNeomecoptera
Hinton, 1958
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPistillifera
Willmann, 1987
3
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSiphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)
Mecoptera (Hyatt & Arms 1891)


Links, sources and further information
Mecoptera at artfakta.se
Mecoptera at dyntaxa.se
Mecoptera at gbif.org
Mecoptera at gbif.org
Mecoptera at irmng.org
Mecoptera at itis.gov